18. Biodiversity of Canadian Forests
373
It is clear that conservation of globally significant ecosystems, such as
Canada's coastal rainforests , will increasingly come under international
scrutiny. Those calling for increased efforts to conserve the remaining
unlogged watersheds on the west coast are no longer merely individuals
or local environmental groups, but international nongovernmental
organizations. This was well illustrated in the resolution passed at the
recent General A ssembly of the IUCN, calling on the Canadian and
British Columbia governments to increase con servation efforts, while
taking into account the opinions of en vironmental groups. The lack of
reference to input from aboriginal people led the Canadian delegation to
ab stain from joining the consensus. However , the message from such a
resolution is that th e effectiveness of con servation measures are no longer
simply subject to provincial, or even national, judgment.
References
Banfield, A.W.F . 1974. The Mammals of Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto
Press.
Battigelli, J.P. , and Berch, S.M. 1992. Soil fauna communities in cedar-hemlock
and hemolck-amabilis fir forest types on northern Vancouver Island. NW
Environ J, 8, 213-214.
Baumbrough, B. , Berch, S.M., and Marshall, V.G. 1992. Taxonomic survey of
springtails collected from northern Vancouver Island sites. NW Environ J , 8,
215-217 .
Boag, D.A. 1993. Terrestrial molluscs: Their role in the ecological dynamics of
forest floor communities. In D. Pollard (ed.), Proceedings of a Workshop on
Forest Ecosystem Dynamics, February 1993 (pp 37-40) . Victoria: Forestry
Canada.
Boyle, T.J.B. , Liengsiri, C., and Piewluang, C. 1990. Genetic organization in
upland and lowland populations of black spruce. Heredity, 65, 393-399 .
British Columbia Environment. 1991. Managing Wildlife to 2001: A Discussion
Paper. Victoria: British Columbia Wildlife Branch.
British Columbia Ministry of Forests. 1993. Biodiversity guidelines; Coastal
stand-level biodiversity and landscape-level biodiversity. For Plan Can, 9(1),
33- 41.
Bryant, A.A ., Savard, J.-P.L., and McLaughlin, R.T. 1992. Bird communities in
old-growth and regenerating forests of western Vancouver Island. NW Environ
J , 8, 224-225 .
Bunnell, F.L. , and Williams, R.F . 1980. Subspecies and diversity-The spice of
life or prophet of doom. In R. Stace-Smith, L. Johns, and P. Joslin (eds.),
Threatened and Endangered Species and Habitats in British Columbia and
the Yuk on: Proceedings of a Symp osium (pp. 246-259). Victoria: British
Columbia Ministry of Environment, Fish and Wildlife Branch.
Calder, J.A., and Taylor, R.L. 1967, Flora of the Queen Charlotte Islands. Part I:
Systematics of the Vascular Plants. Ottawa: Canada Department of Agriculture
Research Branch Monograph No.4.
Canadian Council of Forest Ministers. 1992. Sustainable Forests: A Canadian
Commitment. Hull, Quebec: Forestry Canada.
Canadian Wildlife Service. 1990. COSEWIC review. Recovery, 2(1), 4-5.
373
It is clear that conservation of globally significant ecosystems, such as
Canada's coastal rainforests , will increasingly come under international
scrutiny. Those calling for increased efforts to conserve the remaining
unlogged watersheds on the west coast are no longer merely individuals
or local environmental groups, but international nongovernmental
organizations. This was well illustrated in the resolution passed at the
recent General A ssembly of the IUCN, calling on the Canadian and
British Columbia governments to increase con servation efforts, while
taking into account the opinions of en vironmental groups. The lack of
reference to input from aboriginal people led the Canadian delegation to
ab stain from joining the consensus. However , the message from such a
resolution is that th e effectiveness of con servation measures are no longer
simply subject to provincial, or even national, judgment.
References
Banfield, A.W.F . 1974. The Mammals of Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto
Press.
Battigelli, J.P. , and Berch, S.M. 1992. Soil fauna communities in cedar-hemlock
and hemolck-amabilis fir forest types on northern Vancouver Island. NW
Environ J, 8, 213-214.
Baumbrough, B. , Berch, S.M., and Marshall, V.G. 1992. Taxonomic survey of
springtails collected from northern Vancouver Island sites. NW Environ J , 8,
215-217 .
Boag, D.A. 1993. Terrestrial molluscs: Their role in the ecological dynamics of
forest floor communities. In D. Pollard (ed.), Proceedings of a Workshop on
Forest Ecosystem Dynamics, February 1993 (pp 37-40) . Victoria: Forestry
Canada.
Boyle, T.J.B. , Liengsiri, C., and Piewluang, C. 1990. Genetic organization in
upland and lowland populations of black spruce. Heredity, 65, 393-399 .
British Columbia Environment. 1991. Managing Wildlife to 2001: A Discussion
Paper. Victoria: British Columbia Wildlife Branch.
British Columbia Ministry of Forests. 1993. Biodiversity guidelines; Coastal
stand-level biodiversity and landscape-level biodiversity. For Plan Can, 9(1),
33- 41.
Bryant, A.A ., Savard, J.-P.L., and McLaughlin, R.T. 1992. Bird communities in
old-growth and regenerating forests of western Vancouver Island. NW Environ
J , 8, 224-225 .
Bunnell, F.L. , and Williams, R.F . 1980. Subspecies and diversity-The spice of
life or prophet of doom. In R. Stace-Smith, L. Johns, and P. Joslin (eds.),
Threatened and Endangered Species and Habitats in British Columbia and
the Yuk on: Proceedings of a Symp osium (pp. 246-259). Victoria: British
Columbia Ministry of Environment, Fish and Wildlife Branch.
Calder, J.A., and Taylor, R.L. 1967, Flora of the Queen Charlotte Islands. Part I:
Systematics of the Vascular Plants. Ottawa: Canada Department of Agriculture
Research Branch Monograph No.4.
Canadian Council of Forest Ministers. 1992. Sustainable Forests: A Canadian
Commitment. Hull, Quebec: Forestry Canada.
Canadian Wildlife Service. 1990. COSEWIC review. Recovery, 2(1), 4-5.